• 한국펄프종이공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국펄프종이공학회 2005년도 추계학술발표논문집
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• pp.45-53
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• 2005

A novel method for evaluating the anisotropy of the deterministic features in a stochastic 2D data is introduced. The ability of the wavelet transform for the identification of the abrupt discontinuities could be used to characterize the boundary of the deterministic area in a 2D stochastic data, such as flocs in paper structure. The one-dimensional wavelet transform with a small-scale range in MD and CD could quantify the amount of the edge in both directions, depending on the intensity of each floc. The flocs that are aligned in the MD direction result in a higher value of local wavelet energy in the CD direction. Therefore, the ratio of the total wavelet energy in CD and MD directions can be used as a new anisotropy index. This index is a measure of the floc-orientation and can provide an excellent tool to obtain the orientation distribution and the major oriented angle of flocs. Various simulated images and real stochastic data such as local gloss variation of printed image and formation image, have been tested and the results show this analysis method is very reliable to measure the anisotropy of the deterministic features.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.185-199
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• 2017

Low-pressure membrane filtration is increasingly used for tertiary treatment of wastewater effluent organic matter (EfOM), mainly comprising organic base/neutral compounds. In-line coagulation with underdosing, charge neutralization, and sweep floc conditions prior to ultrafiltration (UF) was studied to determine removals of the EfOM components and consequent reduction of fouling using polyethersulfone membranes. Coagulation and UF substantially reduced fouling for all coagulation conditions while removing from 7 to 38% of EfOM organic acids. From 7 to 16% of EfOM organic base/neutrals were removed at neutral pH but there was no significant removal for slightly acid coagulation conditions even though fouling was substantially reduced. Sweep floc produced the lowest resistance to filtration but may be inappropriate for in-line use due to the large added volume of solids. Charge-neutralization resulted in poor recovery of the initial flux with hydraulic cleaning. Under-dosing paralleled sweep floc in reducing hydraulic resistance to filtration (for sub-critical flux) and the initial flux was also easily recovered with hydraulic cleaning. Hydrophobic and hydrophilic base/neutrals were identified on the fouled membranes but as previously reported the extent of fouling was not correlated with accumulation of organic base/neutrals.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제60권1호
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• pp.125-131
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• 2022

The microstructure of highly aggregated colloidal dispersions was investigated by probing the rheological behavior of magnetic suspensions. The dynamic moduli as functions of frequency and strain amplitude are shown to closely resemble that of colloidal gels indicating the formation of network structure. The two types of characteristic critical strain amplitudes, γ_c and γ_y, were characterized in terms of the changing microstructure. The amplitude of γ_c indicates the transition from linear to nonlinear viscoelasticity and depends only on particle volume fraction not magnetic interactions. The study of scaling behavior suggests that it is related to the breakage of interfloc, i.e., floc-floc structure. However, yielding strain, γ_y, was found to be independent of particle volume fraction as well as magnetic interaction. It relates to extensive deformation resulting in yielding behavior. The scaling of elastic constant, G_e, implies that this yielding behavior and hence γ_y is due to the breakage of long-range interfloc interactions. Also, the deformation of flocs due to increase strain was indicated from the investigation of the fractal nature.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.337-344
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• 2006

응집플록은 그 특성에 따라 분리막 오염에 지대한 영향을 미친다. 기존의 연구결과에서 보면, 자연입자에 의해 형성된 플록함유수는 인공입자에 의한 플록함유수에 비하여 낮은 투과량을 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 응집플록의 특성을 정량적으로 분석하고, 분리막 오염과의 상관성을 알아보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 응집 플록에 대한 image analysis, specific cake resistance 및 cake compressibility 등을 측정하였다. Image 분석은 플록의 fractal dimension을 구하는데 이용되었으며, dimension은 플록의 다공성, 크기나 표면의 거칠기를 표현하는데 유용하게 사용된다. 또한 케익 압축능은 플록이 쌓여 만들어진 막표면층의 특성을 분석하는데 사용되었다. 두 가지의 다른 특성을 가지는 플록으로서 자연입자를 핵으로 하는 응집플록과 카올린 입자를 핵으로 하는 응집플록을 선택하여 실험하였다. 실험결과에 따르면 자연입자와 인공입자에 의해 형성된 플록의 fractal dimension($D_2$) 값은 $1.79{\pm}0.07,\;1.84{\pm}0.06$을 각각 나타내었으며, 이것은 자연입자에 의해 형성된 플록이 인공입자에 의한 것 보다 더 다공성의 느슨한 형태로 존재하고 있다는 것을 나타내는 것이다. 자연입자에 의해 형성된 다공성의 느슨한 플록이 분리막 표면에서 케익층을 형성 할 때에는 상대적으로 쉽게 압축되어 케익비저항이 커지는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제49권10호
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• pp.887-901
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• 2016

점착성 유사는 작은 1차 입자가 단독으로 거동하는 것이 아니라 크기와 밀도를 변화시키는 응집현상을 통해 서로 뭉쳐진 플럭의 형태로 이동하게 된다. 유사의 거동에 매우 중요한 영향을 주는 침강속도는 유사의 크기와 밀도에 의해 결정되므로 응집현상이 점착성 유사에 주는 영향은 매우 크다고 할 수 있다. 플럭의 밀도는 직접 측정이 어려우므로 프랙탈 이론을 적용하여 추정하는 것이 현재까지 일반적인 모형화의 과정이다. 하지만 프랙탈 이론은 플럭이 자기유사성을 가진다는 가정 하에 적용되는 것이므로 이에 대한 검토가 필요하다. 본 연구는 우리나라 하천 중 점착성 유사가 우세할 것으로 예상되는 금강 및 영산강 유역에서 시료를 채취하고 상업용 카메라를 이용한 침강실험을 통해 프랙탈 이론의 적용 가능성, 플럭의 특성 등을 검토하는 목적으로 수행되었다. 연구의 결과, 금강 유역의 점착성 유사는 프랙탈 이론의 적용이 가능할 것으로 판단되지만 영산강 유역의 유사에서는 크기와 프랙탈 차원의 명확한 상관성을 확인하기 어려웠다. 영산강 유역의 유사는 유기물이 높은 함량으로 포함되어있다. 따라서 1차 입자 하나하나가 응집되며 자기유사성을 가진다는 프랙탈 이론의 기본 가정과는 거리가 있는 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국환경과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경과학회 2002년도 봄 학술발표대회 발표논문집
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• pp.185-186
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• 2002

• 한국펄프종이공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국펄프종이공학회 2000년도 추계학술발표논문집
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• pp.87-94
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• 2000

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.689-695
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• 2004

Electrocoagulation has been suggested as a promising alternative to conventional coagulation. The process is characterized by reduced sludge production, no requirement for chemical use, and ease of operation. However, this coagulation has scarcely been studied in water purifying process. This study was performed several batch experiments to compare turbidity removal between electrocoagulation and chemical coagulation. In addition, characteristics of floe were evaluated with zeta potential and particle size distributions. Electrocoagulation showed a relatively higher removal of turbidity (approximately 5%) with the same aluminum amount than conventional chemical coagulation. In addition, turbidity removal by electrocoagulation was less sensitive to pH and was greater for more extensive pH range than chemical coagulation. The results of zeta potential and floc size distributions illustrated that electrocoagulation provided the preferable conditions for coagulation such as zeta potential close to zero millivolt and increased portions of particles in the range of 40 and $100{\mu}m$.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2000

To develop the removal technique of algal bloom the efficiencies of algal flocculation/ autoflotation by the kinds of coagulant and oversaturated oxygen concentration were investigated. The summarized results are as follow. 1. In the algae flocculation test with alum[$Al_2(SO_4)_3{\cdot}18H_2O$], optimum pH was 5.5 and, with chitosan optimum pH was 7.0. 2. Chitosan which was natural polymer showed the 5~10 times higher algal biomass flocculation efficiency than alum in the condition of same algal concentration. 3. For the each coagulant, the higher ${\Delta}DO$(oversaturated dissolved oxygen concentration - saturated dissolved oxygen) was, the faster the rising velocity of the algal floc was. 4. In the condition of about 4mg/L ${\Delta}DO$, the rising velocity of chitosan is about 2 times higher than that of alum, and chitosan formed the stronger algal floc.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.281-288
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• 2008

Cake resistance is influenced by floc size deposited on membrane surface. Enlarging floc size can reduce cake resistance. The small particles are enlarged by coagulation and flocculation process in conventional mixing tank at membrane filtration system. Fully-grown flocs for reducing the cake resistance, however, are ruptured while passing through a pump. In light of this fact, this study aims to experimentally look at the reaggregation phenomenon of mixing system. In addition, reaggregation phenomenon of mixing system is compared with first-aggregation of in-line injection system in which coagulant is injected just before a pump. These results suggest that first-aggregation of in-line injection system is better than reaggregation of mixing system for G-value above $3100sec^{-1}$. Since G-value in pipe of actual membrane filtration system are usually larger than $3100sec^{-1}$. The performance of in-line injection system is expected to be better than the conventional mixing tank system.